Maisie Franklin is a student at the University of Exeter. This piece is taken from her Creative Writing dissertation.   ...

My name is Austin Bowsher and I am a recent University of Exeter graduate, soon to have my degree in...

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Mothering Sunday   There was a time of no babies. We listened close for their arrival Ears cocked to the...

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Writer and Lancaster University PhD student Anna Godwin responds to May’s Maker theme: Untold Love Stories. A bit about Anna:...